The effect of using different regions of interest on local and mean skin temperature

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 49-50, Issue , 2015, Pages 33-38

  Maniar, Nirav ^a,b   Bach, Aaron J E ^a   Stewart, Ian B ^a   Costello, Joseph T ^a,c  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Infrared thermography; Region of interest; Thermoregulation; Tissue temperature; Variability

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM TAPE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AIRFLOW; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAND; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMIDITY; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; MALE; NECK; NORMAL HUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCAPULA; SHIN; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMOREGULATION; TIBIA; VELOCITY; PROCEDURES; THERMOGRAPHY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAPHY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922469562     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: 18790992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2015.01.008     Document Type: Article

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